• Green buildings and its bottom line: Conducting the reality check from environmental cause to financial opportunity
• Exploring environmental strategies for schematic designs
• Building sustainability in the public realm - Where can your organisation succeed and what can be done?
• Exporting environmental expertise to Asia – How can we tap into the fast-growing market for green building products and services?
  

• Mainstreaming sustainable architecture
• Bridging the connection and outlining the interdependencies between architecture and nature
• Redefining the fields of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning with ecological design

• BCA’s green building masterplan
• Public sector taking the lead in environmental sustainability
• Funding for innovative solutions and technologies for green buildings

Meet the key players in your industry in a brief but fun environment.  Through a rotating cocktail table format, you can now gain personal introductions to the decision-makers who are your potential clients and partners.  Bring plenty of business cards along for what guarantees to be a fast and furious interactive session!

• Integrating solar photovoltaics in buildings - What options are relevant in the tropics?
• Solar fuel is free, so where's the catch?  Why don't all buildings include solar power yet?
• Solar energy yields and economics - What does it cost and what is the payback?

• Utilising renewable construction resources to channelling overall energy efficiency – How do we get going with green buildings?
• Reducing greenhouse emissions: Green buildings versus capital intensive infrastructure – Which works better?
• Examining green remodelling techniques and best practices
• Evaluating existing structures, de-construction and green additions

Panelists:

• Identifying the holistic approach to green building design
• Upgrading your sustainability toolkit
• Focusing on the biggest leverage points for change – How do we enhance the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives?
• Responsible investment in the real estate asset class – How can risks and opportunities be identified and analysed?

• The business case for a green environment: Mitigating the reality of costs and tangible benefits
• Garnering a win-win situation through green buildings - Reaping benefits from increased living comfort, lower operating costs and higher resale value
• Increasing the valuation quotient of buildings from going green

• Supporting world-class real estate – What types of upcoming “green projects” are first-mover countries (USA, Europe and Australia) embarking on?
• Riding the wave of green for business excellence and ensuring ROIs for project owners – How do we strike a fair balance?
• China’s great move towards a sustainable economy – How can internationals expand and establish their stake in the world’s largest and fastest growing environmental market? 
• Advancing the green building movement in India – What business opportunities lie ahead?

Panelists:

• Comparing and evaluating sustainable green building products
• Initialising the urban blueprint for environmental site design and development – What approaches and new features can be adopted?
• Meeting the needs and wants of end-users – Deriving value-add methods for quality enhancement

• Sustainability at the cutting-edge: Discussing forefront technologies for the construction of green buildings and long-term performance
• Meeting the rigorous technical schedule and budget challenges of green-building design, construction, operation, maintenance and commissioning – How should one go about it?
• Analysing the codes and standards of project management across vertical markets\

Panelists:

Followed by networking cocktail reception

• Accessing the unlocked value of green buildings and deciphering its commercial advantages
• Constructing sustainable buildings - Knowing the ins and outs of project planning and cost estimating
• Implementing and servicing green infrastructure and systems
• Uncovering the latest trends in building practical green

• Reaching out to a mainstream audience – Which are the successful strategies of green building movement?
• Creating the next generation of product distinction and differentiation
• From rhetoric to action: Changing market dynamics in the green real estate space

• Championing strong traction in the owner community between public and private sectors
• Quantifying the cost effectiveness of sustainable business policies and practices
• New communities mixed-use and green: What are the key drivers to achieving sustainability and profitability simultaneously?
• Deploying capital through formation and capitalisation of green development funds

• Riding the wave of equity investments in green building developments – What is the draw for real estate investors moving from private equity to project finance?
• The attraction of going green: Are there sources of financial advantage that can lead to superior risk-adjusted returns?
• Undertaking creative financing mechanisms for green projects – Can they better compete with conventional developments financially?
• Reviewing recent developments in sustainability for the global listed property sector

Panelists:

• Defining the variance in conditions and parameters of each sector – Which will prove the most viable and worthwhile?
• Green and affordability: Can you build green without going into the red?
• Empowering new avenues for collaborative long-term sector developments in a rapidly expanding industry
• Addressing the untapped segments of the consumer and corporate markets

• Going green: A reality of the present – Not a question of why build but why wouldn’t you?
• A new “green decade” in the making - Propelling green buildings to greater heights

How important is the building industry towards energy conservation, meeting long-term energy needs and environmental stewardship?  The building industry indeed represents one of the most critical factors in this regard.  Globally, buildings account for:

• 36% of total energy use
• 65% of electricity consumption
• 50% of carbon emissions
• 30% of raw materials use
• 30% of waste output
• 12% of portable water consumption

Now more than ever, it is important to design, build and operate buildings with the future in mind to ensure that future generations have access to clean water, clean energy and thriving eco-systems.  This workshop will address the importance, opportunities and methods of creating high performance green buildings for the future.  It will interest practitioners whom are keen on improving the environmental performance of an existing building or intent on adding value to a design proposal on the drawing board.

• Site
• Water
• Energy
• Materials
• Indoor environmental quality

• Analysis tools
• LEED Green Building rating system

Your Masterclass Leader:

Jason Hainline
Vice President, International Projects & Director of Sustainable Development Services
Environmental Market Solutions Inc. (EMSI), USA

Jason oversees all green building services for EMSI in the US and China.  His experience in sustainable design includes site and landscape planning, energy efficient architectural design and analysis, day-lighting, material selection and LEED coordination.  He has been active in a wide range of projects that include facilities for each branch of the military, National Parks including Yellowstone, The Grand Teton and Zion, retail developments, low and high-rise offices, educational buildings, restaurants and private residences. 

Jason is a LEED 2.2 accredited professional, a member of the LEED faculty, Vice-Chair of the USGBC Missouri Heartland Chapter and currently serves as a member of the Professional Advisory Board for the Hammon’s School of Architecture at Drury University.  He has presented at numerous conferences and events including the USGBC’s annual GreenBuild international conference and expo, the American Solar Energy Society’s solar conference, Greening the Heartland regional conference, the Green Building Congress in Hyderabad, India as well as EnvironDesign 10.